Fire & Rescue Division Manager pay range
State of North Carolina · class code 32000964
- Class code
- 32000964
- Pay group
- NC17
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- North Carolina
- The State of North Carolina published pay range for Fire & Rescue Division Manager is $60,881 to $106,544 per year.
- North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) keys this classification as class code 32000964.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The OSHR class specification for this class is published by North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR). The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 06/2018.
What the state says the job is
Work in this class involves managing and directing the Fire and Rescue Services Division or the Injury Prevention and Grants Management Division within the Department of Insurance. Positions plan and manage the operations of programs designed to facilitate the delivery of fire and rescue services or injury prevention programs and grant delivery and documentation in both volunteer and paid agencies across NC. Fire and Rescue Services This position manages the development and presentation of programs on municipal and rural fire fighting and rescue practices and emergency care for local fire and rescue squads across NC; conducting Fire Rating Inspections of rural and municipal fire department and the available emergency infrastructure; and, ensuring that fire and rescue professional standards adopted by the Fire & Rescue Commission are implemented across NC.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, local volunteer fire/rescue squads, municipal fire departments, professional organizations, local, state, and federal agencies; volunteer groups; civic organizations; and the general public. Ability to travel extensively throughout North Carolina. Ability to communicate professionally and effectively in written and oral form. Ability to effectively manage and supervise staff and plan and direct all fiscal, personnel and program operations of a division; and Fire & Rescue Services Thorough knowledge of the techniques, practices, and use of modern technology in developing and conducting fire and rescue related progra ...
Minimum qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Fire Science or Education or related field from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience conducting state of North Carolina fire and rescue certification training programs on firefighting and rescue operations, certification standards, or conducting fire inspections; or, developing and presenting fire or injury prevention programs; or, an equivalent combination of education and experience. <h2
Quoted from the OSHR class specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
North Carolina Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) publishes this figure in OSHR salary schedules, joined to Class Specifications. Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their salary grades come from the Class Specifications, joined to the salary schedule.